(b<icr/z"n<ecr/s), n.; pl. Businesses (b<icr/z"n<ecr/s*<ecr/z). [From Busy.] 1.
That which busies one, or that which engages the time, attention, or labor of any one, as his principal concern or interest, whether for a longer or shorter time; constant employment; regular occupation; as, the business of life; business before pleasure.
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-Wist ye not that I must be about my Father's business? Luke ii. 49.
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2.
Any particular occupation or employment engaged in for livelihood or gain, as agriculture, trade, art, or a profession. The business of instruction. Prescott.
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3.
Financial dealings; buying and selling; traffic in general; mercantile transactions.
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-It seldom happens that men of a studious turn acquire any degree of reputation for their knowledge of business. Bp. Popteus.
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4.
That which one has to do or should do; special service, duty, or mission.
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-The daughter of the King of France,
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